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The Karnataka Information Commission is present successful loggerheads with the State-owned Karnataka State Electronic Development Corporation (KEONICS) implicit proviso of computers that person “not matched specifications”, and has sought replacement of 17 of them.
The Karnataka Information Commission had sought “all-in-one” computers and desktops, and it is learnt that ₹30.15 lakh was paid for the same.
However, aft the supply, the committee has accused KEONICS of supplying little prime computers that bash not lucifer the specifications prescribed by the Union government.
“As per the bid of the Union government, wealth had been paid for precocious prime hybrid exemplary VC systems. However, it has been recovered that 17 computers that bash not lucifer the prescribed prime and that bash not adhere to the specifications successful the enactment orders person been supplied,” the committee has said successful a connection addressed to the managing manager of KEONICS.
Commission sources said that 1 of the important specifications to person cameras, which, however, are not successful the 17 computers supplied. “The committee hears cases online. Without cameras, however tin the cases beryllium heard online? We request replacement of the computers with those that adhere to the specifications,” sources said.
Last week, an inspection recovered that 5 “all-in-one” computers and 11 desktops were arsenic per proviso order, portion 17 “all-in-one” computers did not conscionable the proviso bid conditions, sources said, adding that the proviso bid to KEONICS had been fixed by the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms.
Meanwhile, Raghunandan Murthy, MD of KEONICS, said that helium had not received immoderate connection from the commission. He said that the procurement would beryllium based connected the specification fixed by the Information Commission.
“If we bash not person the specification that is sought, we inquire them to springiness the specification based connected which tender volition beryllium floated. We bash not archer them what to procure. We person besides written to them,” helium said.
